已经下了决心买枪?第一次买枪?那么我们一步一步来。
第一步,比了解枪械知识,或者挑选心仪的爱枪更优先要去考虑的是,考试。
在加州,我们需要通过考试,拿到枪支安全证书(Firearm Safety Certificate),一般简写做FSC。
考FSC的前提是,你是公民或绿卡,年满21岁。
对于非绿卡或公民,比如留学生,H1B,还需要先拿到狩猎执照(Hunting License)才可以申请FSC。
自2015年1月1日起,加州的枪械购买(手枪,步枪),都需要购买者提供FSC证书。FSC有效期5年。但也有例外,持有以下证件的人士购买枪械可以不提供FSC,看看就好,我们都不符合和面要求的。
- X01 = Special Weapons Permit Holder
- X02 = Operation of Law Representative
- X03 = Handgun being returned to the owner
- X13 = FFL collector with COE (curio and relic firearms only)
- X21 = Military – Active Duty
- X22 = Military – Reserve
- X25 = Military – Honorably Retired
- X31 = Peace Officer – California – Active
- X32 = Peace Officer – Federal – Active
- X33 = Peace Officer – California – Honorably Retired
- X34 = Peace Officer – California – Reserve
- X35 = Peace Officer – Federal – Honorably Retired
- X41 = Carry Concealed Weapon (CCW) Permit Holder
- X81 = P.O.S.T. 832 PC (Firearms) Training
- X91 = Particular and Limited Authority Peace Officers
- X95 = Law Enforcement Service Gun to Family Member
- X98 = Valid Hunting License (long guns only)
FSC考试
考试为30道题,其中10道判断题,20道多选题,75%以上正确就算通过。必须答对至少23题。
备考可以参考由官方提供的手册《枪支安全学习手册》
考试费用 $25
考试场地,一般的枪店,运动用品店(BIg 5, Dick’s)都可以考试,只是一般考FSC的地方会要求在该商店购买枪支才会提供考试,考试不赚钱啊,证书听说还得亏钱,所以最好决定了在哪里买枪,再在同一个地方考试比较好。
考试可以考两次,考过之后,就可以买枪了。但,买枪到提枪,还要等10天。